authoritative name server

C27014
concept

An authoritative name server is a DNS server that provides definitive, original answers for specific domain names based on data it directly manages, rather than relying on cached or forwarded information.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
DNS server 2
authoritative DNS server 1

Instances (8)

Instance Via concept surface
C-root
E-root
F-root
L-root
CoreDNS DNS server
aardvark-dns DNS server
Knot DNS authoritative DNS server
PowerDNS